Nontsikelelo Veleko
Current Review(s)
'Wonderland'
Nontsikelelo Veleko at Standard Bank GalleryStandard Bank Young Artist of the Year for 2008, Nontsikelelo ‘Lolo’ Veleko’s photographic exhibition, ‘Wonderland’, envisions a place in which Veleko, and her fellow urban hipsters, can be precisely who they want to be. Veleko has never made any bones about the fact that this place is essentially a construct, but the terms for citizenship are real enough – and they’re about ‘the look’. If you’ve got it, you’re in, if not, ah well...
Not that this is necessarily a problem: frankly, it’s quite refreshing that this photographer chooses to focus on the more upbeat aspects of South African society (inevitably overlooked in a country which, 15 years post-democracy, continues to excel in representations of inequality and socio-economic tragedy). Veleko routinely poses her subjects in recognisable cityscapes, with Newtown in Johannesburg and Cape Town’s Long Street and surrounds being favourites. Durban gets a fair mention but Pretoria, Bloemfontein, East London, etc., ah well... Of course this may simply be a matter of practicality, but it seems to me that this point begins to reveal certain failings with respect to the ‘Wonderland’ endeavour.
10 June 2009 - 18 July 2009
Listings(s)
'Wonderland'
Nontsikelelo Veleko at Standard Bank GalleryNontsikelelo Veleko's traveling show, mounted for her winning of the 2008 Standard Bank Young Artist award for Visual Art, comes to the Satndard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg.
10 June 2009 - 18 July 2009
Editions for ArtThrob Print Exhibition
Guy Tillim, Jane Alexander, Lisa Brice, Peet Pienaar, David Goldblatt, Penny Siopis, Hentie van der Merwe, Robert Hodgins, Tracey Rose, Mikhael Subotzky, William Kentridge, Zwelethu Mthethwa and Nontsikelelo Veleko at South African Print GalleryEditions for ArtThrob is pleased to announce an exhibition of all artist prints in our collection at the South African Print Gallery in Woodstock, Cape Town. You are cordially invited to attend the opening finger lunch at 11:30am on Saturday the 29th of August, where all available prints will be for sale.
Editions for ArtThrob, in collaboration with South Africa’s leading artists, has developed a series of specially-commissioned prints; these are sold to cover the running costs of the ArtThrob website. ArtThrob is South Africa’s leading website on contemporary art, and is an important point of reference worldwide for curators, dealers and those interested in South African art.
Artists who have participated in the in the print program include William Kentridge, Penny Siopis, Robert Hodgins, Jane Alexander, Willem Boshoff, Nontsikelelo ‘Lolo’ Veleko, David Goldblatt, Guy Tillim, Lisa Brice, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Mikhael Subotzky, Peet Pienaar, Hentie van der Merwe and Tracey Rose.
In addition, we will be launching a brand new print by Robert Hodgins. Hot off the presses at Mark Attwood’s studio, the image will be available for preview the at exhibition opening.
Please contact Natasha Norman from ArtThrob for online orders or Gabriel Clark-Brown at the SA Print Gallery for more information.
29 August 2009 - 28 September 2009
‘Jojo: Celebrating 50 years’ and 'Wonderland'
Len Sak and Nontsikelelo Veleko at Standard Bank Gallery2008 Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year Award winner Nontsikeleo Veleko presents ‘Wonderland’ at the Standard Bank Gallery in June and July. The show explores familiar themes of people on the streets, fashion, graffiti and personal spaces. Len Sak’s ‘Jojo: Celebrating 50 years’, which is on show in the gallery’s downstairs space, focuses on this cartoon character, a sort of township everyman which Sak created for Drum magazine in 1958.
10 June 2009 - 18 June 2009
Short Change
Tracey Edser, Zanele Muholi, Khabazela Mkhize and Nontsikelelo Veleko at Market Photo WorkshopTo celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Market Photo Workop, this exhibition of photographic works by recent graduates from the Workshop looks the extent to which change in South Africa since 1994 is visible.
14 October 2009 - 07 November 2009
'The Global Africa Project'
Joel Andrianomearisoa, Nontsikelelo Veleko and Meschac Gaba at Museum of Arts and DesignAn unprecedented exhibition exploring the broad spectrum of contemporary African art, design, and craft worldwide, 'The Global Africa Project' premieres at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) on November 17, 2010. Featuring the work of more than 100 artists working in Africa, Europe, Asia, the United States, and the Caribbean, the exhibition surveys the rich pool of new talent emerging from the African continent and around the world. Through furniture, architecture, textiles, fashion, jewelry, ceramics, and basketry, as well as selective examples of photography, painting, sculpture, and installation work, the exhibition actively challenges conventional notions of a singular African aesthetic and identity, and reflects the integration of African art and design without making the usual distinctions between 'professional' and 'artisan'.
17 November 2010 - 15 May 2011
James Webb, Kathryn Smith & Nontsikelelo Veleko on 3rd Arts In Marrakech Biennale
James Webb, Kathryn Smith and Nontsikelelo Veleko at AiM International BiennaleJames Webb, Kathryn Smith & Nontsikelelo Veleko will be showing on the 3rd Arts In Marrakech biennale. The exhibition is curated by Abdellah Karroum and participating artists include Isaac Julien, Adel Abdessemed, Francis Alÿs, Ninar Esber, Naoko Takahashi and Otobong Nkanga.
19 November 2009 - 20 January 2010
'Artistic Practice and Social Imaginaries' - 11th Havana Biennial
Doreen Southwood, Steven Cohen, Kathryn Smith, Trinity Sessions and Nontsikelelo Veleko at Various venues around HavanaThe 2012 Havana Biennial explores the relationship between visual productions and the social imaginary, referring to the way people imagine their social space and express themselves through cultural and historical references. Besides fine arts exhibitions, the Havana Biennial will include lectures, workshops and master classes, documentaries, performances and video screenings in sites across the city.
11 May 2012 - 11 June 2012
'Reflections on the Self: Five African Women Photographers'
Zanele Muholi and Nontsikelelo Veleko at Southbank Centre'Reflections on the Self' features five contemporary African women photographers whose work deals with women's narratives through self-portraits or portraits of others. The artists are Hélène Amouzou (Togo, Belgium), Majida Khattari (Morocco, France), Zanele Muholi (South Africa), Senayt Samuel (Eritrea, UK), and Nontsikelelo Veleko (South Africa). The exhibition, curated by Christine Eyene, focuses on female photographic practice in Africa and the diaspora, and examines the gaze of women photographers and how this is informed by the politics of representation. The title refers literally to the mirror image and also to photography as a means of thinking about the self, as both subject and object.
Organised by the Hayward Gallery to correspond with the 100th International Women's Day (08 March 2011), this exhibition will be shown in the Royal Festival Hall (Spirit Level) of the Southbank Centre.
08 March 2011 - 03 April 2011
Paris Photo
Jodi Bieber, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Billy Monk, David Goldblatt, Santu Mofokeng, Andrew Tshabangu, Cedric Nunn, Pieter Hugo, Mikhael Subotzky, Viviane Sassen, Moshekwa Langa, Zwelethu Mthethwa and Nontsikelelo Veleko at Grand PalaisThe annual Paris Photo will celebrate its 15th anniversary at the Grand Palais, featuring 117 galleries from some 23 countries presenting the best of 19th century, modern and contemporary photography in the heart of the French capital. This year's special focus is on African photography from Bamako to Cape Town, with several South African artists in the spotlight in the main venue as well as on other shows around the city (such as the skyroof of the Gare du Nord station). South African galleries STEVENSON, Goodman Gallery, Bailey Seippel, and Gallery MOMO will be exhibiting.
10 November 2011 - 13 November 2011
